Installation of Trash Full Capture Excluder Devices

The County of Ventura is undertaking a project to retrofit 38 existing roadway storm drain catch basins with full capture trash excluder devices to meet the Statewide Trash Provisions and the Los Angeles Regional Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System Permit requirements. These installations will occur within the existing concrete catch basins located along County-owned roadways and shoulders in unincorporated areas, including El Rio, Saticoy, Oak View, Mira Monte, Meiners Oaks, Piru, Casa Conejo, Las Posas Estates, Spanish Hills, West Simi Valley, and Oak Park. At two specific locations—Oak View and Las Posas Estates—deteriorated riser structures will be replaced with precast drop inlets to enable proper installation of the devices, without expanding the current use of the infrastructure. Minor excavation will be performed at these two locations, with all removed materials either reused onsite or hauled off for disposal. The project is categorized as a minor alteration to existing public facilities and is exempt from further environmental review under CEQA Class 1, Section 15301. Work will be completed within the County right-of-way and must comply with all applicable stormwater regulatory standards. The project is administered by the Ventura County Watershed Protection District, with Hayley Luna, Deputy Director, serving as the primary point of contact for all project-related inquiries. There is no formal contract value or pricing structure listed, and no competitive bidding format or evaluation criteria for award have been specified, indicating that this is likely a government-led initiative under an exempt process rather than a traditional procurement with offeror submissions. The only required documentation is a Notice of Exemption, which must be filed in hard copy at the Ventura County Clerk-Recorder’s office at 800 South Victoria Avenue, Ventura, CA, with a submission deadline of September 15, 2025. No packaging, marking, preservation, bar-coding, invoicing, payment office, or federal accounting information is included, and no contract clauses, representations, or certifications typically associated with federal acquisition regulations are present. Inspection and acceptance are handled by the County, with final approvals processed through its Public Works Agency. The scope is limited to installation and minor structural replacement with no additional deliverables, options, or post-installation obligations outlined.